THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER

1904

SHERLOCK HOLMES

THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930) - Scottish-born English writer known for his detective stories based around the character of Sherlock Holmes.

Doyle was a physician before gaining fame as a writer and, in his later years, he devoted most of his time to the study of spiritualism and the occult. The Adventure of Black Peter  (1904) - A former whaling captain is found harpooned to death.